Advance Evening News
This afternoon's stories include a proposed historic district around the old hospital building in Fredericksburg, new population data, and Loraine Page's "At Home" column.
State Department of Historic Resources Considering Application for “Fall Hill Medical Historic District”
By Adele Uphaus
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is considering an application to add the area surrounding the old Mary Washington Hospital building in downtown Fredericksburg to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.
Adjacent property owners received letters from DHR this week about the proposed Fall Hill Avenue Medical Historic District, which would encompass 10.99 acres between Hunter and Bridgewater streets along Fall Hill Avenue.
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ANALYSIS: How Does Growth Occur?
By Martin Davis
In Planning District 16, the change in population across the region is uneven, and driven by radically different factors.
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AT HOME: The Psychology of Color
By Loraine Page
You won't know if you're going to like a color on your walls until you paint the whole room and then step back for a good look.
You'll be horrified — or you'll be in love.
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